10 big WWE signings that were completely wasted

#2 Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat

WWE taking 'The Dragon' name seriously

Ricky Steamboat is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Ricky became a huge star for Jim Crockett Promotions in the late 70's/early 80's. During his time there, Steamboat captured the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship three times, the NWA World Tag Team Championship six times, the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship singles crown twice, the NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship twice, and the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship four times.

Ricky joined WWE in 1985, where he was given his 'The Dragon' nickname. During his three years as an active wrestler in WWE, Ricky most famously held the WWE Intercontinental Championship in 1987, defeating Randy Savage in an all-time classic at WrestleMania III.

This overshadows everything else in his WWE career, and rightfully so because they never really used him for much else. Ricky left WWE in 1988, shortly after unsuccessfully entering the WWE Championship tournament at WrestleMania IV.

Ricky returned to the NWA/WCW the following year and had many classics with Ric Flair for the World Heavyweight Championship. He could have been on-par with WWE's top main event talent during his time with WWE, but he wasn't looked at as a megastar. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009.